I know some say that plants/flowers aren't still life but they definetly are in this composition. Great set up and perfect light & shadow. I'm glad the trowel is dirty too! :)
This is actually very good - technically and compositionally. The only weak thing I can find is the lack of fill light on the right hand side, very slight blow out at the top. The colors are forcing me to use the word marvelous. Depth of field is excellent. Okay, I just pulled the image into photoshop. I'm wondering if your monitor displays darker than mine as I can see the line separating the wall and the ground. If you darkened levels very slightly so that disappears and run a slight curves adjustment, the parts of the still life really pop. Only added that as an insight - some people with dark or light monitors see differently. Anyway, I think, for a boring subject (most all still lifes are boring), you creating an exceptional image that I could see in a garden magazine. I like the lighting but feel a slight amount of fill on the right would help. If I was voting on this challenge, I would probably give this at least a 7 if not more.
I really like the lighting in this shot. The pink flower in the back has a nice glow to it, but is still in focus. I know it seems odd, but I think this would have been even better in my mind if the light was just a LITTLE brighter and if the ground was actually covered with a thin layer of soil. Yeah, I know. Like I said, I'm weird. ;)
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